Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception

TimeWarped (2012) is about that enduring mystery: our perception of time. Using research from the fields of neuroscience, biology and psychology, Claudia Hammond investigates the many reasons why, on one day, time appears to pass rapidly, while on another, it seems to grind to a halt. In addition, TimeWarped suggests ways in which we can control our individual experience of time.

Anyone who thinks they have no time

Anyone who feels that time moves more quickly nowadays

Anyone who can’t remember the year Michael Jackson or Princess Diana died

Claudia Hammond is an author, lecturer and broadcaster for the BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4. She has won many awards for her work in representing science in the mainstream media. Hammond’s previous book was EmotionalRollercoaster:AJourneyThroughTheScienceOfFeelings, published in 2005.

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